St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-15
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD
The Grain and Provision Markets. Oh
The Chicago Board We're Dis
Gouraging,
Particularly 10 Spectators, Who De
veloped- An Attack Of IN
usual Fimidiiy.
Transactions in The Financial Circles
OF Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO. Oct. 14.-The postings of yester-
days receipts We're: Corn. 3I6 ears; wheat,
1874 ears; oats, 1876 cars; hogs, 81 600 head.
The grain markets at the opening were quiet
and barely steady for wheat while corn ex-
hihited unexpected vitality. December
wheat started AT 72Ssc The grain market
changed from duh and loggy to weak about
noon. nnd during the last hour prices
dropped off sharply for both wheat and
corn The market was subjected TO a rafting
fire by the bears all the way down. The L
O'Clock range was at the bottom and
about loo lower than yesterday. The
statistical feature of the market was not
changed from Yesterday. Cables range from
steady Ia negatively weak for wheat and
from firm To strong, Corn was barely steady
for the first hour and then values turned
down sharply October and November lead
ing III The decline. The rate cutting on West
crn roads is expected to vastly increase re-
ceipts. while higher Eastern freightS, lake
and ocean. have checked the shipping move
mcut 10 some extent. The cash market felt
the effect of this theorizing strong
ly. The crowd has been bearishly in
cliucd for some time, and to-day Hutchinson
months. October and November suffered
loss of sc from the top prices of the morn
ing. Oats ShaTediS the general weakness.
Provisions were dull and steady. The trade
has not as yet developed Il tendency in any
direction. and Scalpers and packers are doing
AZ little aS possible and keep alive At the
afternoon session there was more activity III
grain and provisions. but the market
was without change except one or two
points reaction in wheat. $50 p. N.
prices " heat-October, 6Gl2c; November
70i2@ Rose; December 72@72lsc; May,
I1Ssc. Curu-October, 4lisc: November
lIh@4lsSc: December. lie; May. 44SSc
Oats-October zoe: November, 2534c: May
3:'5sc. Preliminary, Sl2.25. Lard-Octo-
her. S697Is: November and December
So -: january, $500 6.33l2: May. So 2l2
short Ribs october, S7.C5; January, So. 70
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THE ROUTINE REPORT.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1.-THE grain and provision
markets on change today were very dis
cuuragins TO spectators the evil influence
being the depression in stock making oper
nt0rs timid and resulting i'll remarkable dull
ness. The wheat market opened at about
Yesterday closing prices-IO@4c, November;
T2SsC. December; I35sG1754c. May. There
WAS continuous Sagging all the morning
and during the last half hour, when certain
local dealers, disappointed in their eXpecta-
tons of Il profit on earlier purchases and APP
rarenily worried by the weakness in The
stock marked. attempted 10 get out. prices fell
AWAY until decline from opening prices Of
Ssc in the November delivery, Ice in
December and l2@9sc in May was scored.
The market at | p. H., was weak at he~loW-
est point of the session. November 7GSSc,
December Use and May 71lsc. On the
afternoon board there was a 14c reaction,
December closing finally ut T20T2lsc, and
May 11$sc. Corn showed some Short-liyed
activity and strength at the opening, on ac-
count ot the lighter receipts $40 cars, being
Sixty cars less than were expected, and the
liberal movement outward the inspection
sheet showing So, 600 bushels of corn in
>pcctcd ont of store and shipments of 294,-
900 bu being reported from Chicago. There
was also fair demand for the cash prop
erty early. Opening prices were the highest
OF the session. however, except for the
May delivery. which advanced lsc. Then the
demand for cash corn fell off OH account of
scarcity of vessel room here, and the refusal
OF the Grand Trunk road to accept any more
corn for lake and rail shipment on account of
lack of ears and the market sagged. The
loss on the day was Loose III November.
asTT 30 in December and lie i'll May. There
greater part of the selling being done
AT fractional advance from the lowest
point. nj Hoe asked for November 1850
Ale for December and 4i45Sc for May. Oats
were dull all round. Speculative orders were
light and there was less than the usual ship
ping demand for cash oats. weak feeling
prevailed for everything but October deliy-
cry. which ruled steady. While other futures
declined and at | p. m. were about Ac. lower.
In the afternoon l8c of this was recovered,
November closing at 257sc and May 29lac
Provisions were weaker and prices a shade
lower. Receipts of hogs were larger, and
light hogs higher Trading in products was
moderate and chiefly local and the fluctua-
tons narrow. January pork received fair at
lion and sold at S12.2o0l2.30 and closed at
SGD. Cash lard was firm. with good ship
~ nntn
and sold at S6.2II206. 80. January sold at
$1,000 G.35 October RIBS declined 5a7l2c,
selling al STGl1.O5 and closing at sos, JAN
nary $1,000 6.22t2.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-NO. = October, opened at 69s4c
closing at 69iac: November, 7uS4. closing at
105ec; December, 72Ssc closing at 72c
ing at 4li2c; November 4l34c, closing at
4lEc: December, 41Ssc, closing at 41c; May
Iis4c. closing at 44Ssc. Oats-No. 2 October
opened at 26c, closing at 26c: November
29s4r. closing at 29ssc. Mess Pork per
bbl-January opened at $l2.27la, closing
AT Sl2.25. Lard, Per 100 lbs-October
opened at $3.50, closing at S6.27Is; No
ycmber, 81. 27le, closing at 1923; December,
$3.50, closing at 81. %. Short ribs, per 100
lhs.-October opened at sos, closing at
sos; January, S6.22l2, closing at $500
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour in
better demand; rye flour about 10c higher,
other grades steady and unchanged. Wheat
66c: No. = red. 71s4c. Corn-No. 2. 41lsc
bid. Oats-No. 2, 26a4@26c. Rye-No 2,
49c. Barley. No 2, 6s@70e. .Flaxseed, No
/, Sl.0634. Prime timothy seed, 1921: mess
pork, per. Dbl. S13.50@13.75; lard per 100
lbs. ST. 10; short ribs, sides, Qoose) $40
1.02ls: dry sailed shoulders, boxed S. go
600: short clear sides, (boxed) $40
ais. Whisky-Distillers' finished goods.
per gal. Sl.lO Sugar. cut loaf, &c asked;
srannated. Gaze asked; standard "A 64c
asked. Ecceipts-Flour, IL, 900 bbls.: wheat,
5000 bu.: corn. 245, 900 bu. {: oats, 2o4, 600
bu. rye: 5000 bu. barley, IL 900 bu. Ship
bu.: corn, 100000 bu.; oats. 135 900 bu.;
rye. LOO bu.; barley, $1,000 blu. On the
produce exchange to-day the butter market